Re: [dwm] 9ubuntu?

There's toolkit released for making Arch live/install cds - it's called larch

On 3/14/07, Callan Barrett <wizzomafizzo_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> As much as I like Debian/Ubuntu I'd second Arch as well. It provides
> all the tools required for compilation as a base, it would take a few
> minutes to create some sort of suckless-tools dummy package, has a
> simple and fairly vanilla configuration base and it has every
> application you've listed to be installed by default in its
> repositories. The only thing I see taking a while is a new
> livecd/install cd, but it couldn't be any harder than creating a new
> Ubuntu one.
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> On 3/14/07, Stalwart <stlwrt_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Slackware (and its forks), Crux (and its forks including ArchLinux)
> > and source-based distros (gentoo, smgl) rule because they're simple
> > (well, except gentoo). Debian is too automated and has (imho) too much
> > strange scripts. ArchLinux minimal install is ~100Mb, but full
> > dwm-environment can be <250Mb. Same with slack
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> > On 3/14/07, Michael Muster <a-chopper_AT_gmx.de> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I, don't see a reason why it is necessary to start a new distribution.
> > > If you install a minimal debian by selecting nothing when tasksel
> > > asks, you get a minimal system where everyone can install what he/she
> > > wants.
> > > For an minimal dwm-system an
> > > aptitude install x-window-system-core and a few
> > > x-libs to compile dwm should work.
> > > Perhaps add build-essential, xterm, and an editor and the system is
> > > ready for use.
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Received on Wed Mar 14 2007 - 14:48:21 UTC